It's worth adding that that the protests aren't really about protecting the reputation of the Prophet or expressing extreme disapproval.(I'm sure there are some people who protest because they feel upset about the video etc but they're not the majority). I know in Pakistan for one, it's mostly just an excuse to riot and be violent, a way to vent frustrations about the government's corruption, the difficult lives they lead and general discontentment people feel. And I'm fairly sure that in other countries the reasons are similar, religion gives them something to unite under when their countries are so divided.

I know in Pakistan for one, it's mostly just an excuse to riot and be violent, a way to vent frustrations about the government's corruption, the difficult lives they lead and general discontentment people feel.

But I am sure they already have football (i.e., for my fellow North Americans: soccer) to riot over.

He raises a very good point. The politicians may want to roll-over - but free people do not.

In my opinion. Islam is on a collision course with the west. One that will be decided by armed conflict. To me it seems to be the only solution.

Regretfully I suspect with this conflict will come with a large form of ethnic cleansing where muslims are given an opportunity to leave the west. Either assimilate and accept the culture & freedoms of the West, or leave.